Kennedy Center Honoree Meryl Streep arrives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4. (Photo: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

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US President Barack Obama speaks during the Kennedy Center Honorees Reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4. (Photo: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

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Kennedy Center Honorees Barbara Cook, Neil Diamond, Yo-Yo Ma, Sonny Rollins and Meryl Streep laugh on a joke by US President Obama as he speaks during a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4. (Photo: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

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Kennedy Center Honoree Neil Diamond reacts as US President Obama speaks during a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4. (Photo: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

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US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive in the East Room of the White House to attend a reception for Kennedy Center Honorees in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4. (Photo: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

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US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama stand as the national anthem is played during the Kennedy Center Honors event at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4. (Photo: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

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John Krasinski and Emily Blunt arrive at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4. (Photo: Michael Tran/Getty Images)

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Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker arrive at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4. (Photo: Michael Tran/Getty Images)

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Glenn Close arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4. (Photo: Michael Tran/Getty Images)

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Meryl Streep arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4. (Photo: Michael Tran/Getty Images)

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Stanley Tucci and guest arrive at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4. (Photo: Michael Tran/Getty Images)

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Diane Sawyer arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4. (Photo: Michael Tran/Getty Images)

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Stephen Colbert and wife, Evelyn Colbert arrive at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4. (Photo: Michael Tran/Getty Images)

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Neil Diamond arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4. (Photo: Michael Tran/Getty Images)

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Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 4.

Sunday night marked the 34th Kennedy Center Honors, an event that celebrates influencers in the arts.

Also in attendance at the reception, held at the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., wereSarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Glenn Close, Stephen Colbert, Diane Sawyer, PresidentBarack Obama and First LadyMichelle Obama.